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Attackers Shared Faith With Their Gay Victim

A single force shaped four young men in Washington State: the three who were just convicted of a hate crime and their gay victim, Micah Painter. They all had Evangelical Christian upbringings by very religious fathers.

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With its bristling topicality, ritzy cast and the added bonus of Roger Deakins' gracefully bleak cinematography, Doubt is being squired around town as prime Oscar bait. But in Shanley’s hands, it only looks deep.